Jan Tschichold was a
German book designer and
typographer[?], practitioner of both modern and classical designs. He was born in
Leipzig,
Germany, on
April 2,
1902 and died in
Locarno[?],
Switzerland, on
August 11,
1974.
Among the fonts he has designed are
- Transit (1931)
- Saskia (1931)
- Zeus (1931)
- Sabon (1967)